Cable theft causes major disruptions

Telkom services in the Hennopspark, Akasia and Rietvlei exchange areas have been disrupted by cable thieves, who have cut and removed several main cables.  The theft caused major service disruptions and customers with the exchange codes 653, 480 and 549 in the...

iConnect Dream Team set for telecoms future

Springbok prop Pat Cilliers and Springbok Sevens star Warren Whiteley, along with nine other provincial rugby players and a leading international women’s triathlete, have teamed up with one of the country’s leading independent telecommunications service providers to...
Microsoft opens $4,5m tech centre

Microsoft opens $4,5m tech centre

Microsoft TechEd, Durban – Microsoft has invested $4,5-million on a new technology centre at its Bryanston head office, where customers can preview and use solutions put together by the software vendor and its partners.  Johannes Kanis, product marketing...

BitDefender distributor quits

Holton & Associates and BitDefender have parted ways in South Africa – after 10 years in which the local distributor built the security product from obscurity to being able to compete with the big brands in the South African market.  Holton & Associates became...

SA companies are unprotected

Microsoft TechEd, Durban – One in every four computers in South Africa is running unprotected, without up-to-date realtime antivirus or anti-malware protection – and without this vital protection layer, these systems are five times more likely to be infected...

Altech to maintain Gauteng police radio

The Altech Group has signed a three-year contract to maintain and upgrade SAPS’ Tetra radio network in Gauteng. Altech subsidiary Altech Alcom Matomo will be responsible for providing Motorola two-way communications equipment, upgrading the Tetra infrastructure,...